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Labour shortage more serious than fall in CPO price
KUALA LUMPUR: Labour shortage is more detrimental to both estates and smallholders in Malaysia’s oil palm industry than a global price drop, according to a Khazanah Research Institute (KRI) study.
Hope for peatland restoration
AN agency tasked with restoring flammable peatlands and reducing fire risks has had its tenure extended for another four years after it missed key goals during its first term.
Laos: Oudomxay province expedites smart city plan to spur regional development
VIENTIANE, Jan 23 (Vientiane Times/ANN): Oudomxay is speeding up efforts to create a smart city as part of a master plan to transform the province into a socio-economic development hub for the northern region, the province’s Party leader has said.
Felda offer of RM1.30 a share for FGV not fair, reject offer
However, RHB Investment Bank said the offer is “not fair but reasonable”.
It’s a tough balancing act
CONVERTING large areas of land for farming to boost food supplies increases planet-heating emissions and places a greater burden on poorer nations already bearing the brunt of climate change, researchers warned.
Feeding the world while saving the planet a 'difficult' balancing act
BANGKOK, Jan 19 (Thomson Reuters Foundation): Converting large areas of land for farming to boost food supplies increases planet-heating emissions and places a greater burden on poorer nations already bearing the brunt of climate change, researchers warned on Tuesday.
Tanzania mulls creation of wildlife sanctuaries on Lake Nyasa's Islands
DAR ES SALAAM, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- Tanzania's three state-run conservation authorities are planning to create wildlife sanctuaries on Lake Nyasa's two major islands to make them tourist destinations, an official said on Monday.
KRC attracts RM2.1bil investments from industry players
PETALING JAYA: The high-impact Kedah Rubber City (KRC) project in Padang Terap has so far attracted potential investments of more than RM2.1bil with more than 5,000 jobs generated by local rubber industry players.
Too many companies are banking on carbon capture to reach net zero
AS governments and companies jostle to show how committed they are to fighting global warming, plans to take carbon dioxide out of the air are becoming a giant loophole – just as experts have warned for years.
Fires in central Chile consume over 3,200 hectares
SANTIAGO, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- The National Emergency Office of the Chilean Ministry of the Interior and Public Security (ONEMI) reported on Saturday that 3,230 hectares of land have been consumed by fires in the past two days in the Valparaiso region.
